Unity Party of Russia

The Unity Party of Russia was a conservative Russian political party that existed from 15 October 1999 to 1 December 2001, when the party merged into the United Russia "party of power". The party was registered in 1999 with President Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and dozens of governors supporting the new party against the Fatherland - All Russia alliance. In 1999, the party won 73/450 State Duma seats, and it would serve as the ruling party during the Putin administration.